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Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *-ula, from Proto-Indo-European *-ulós.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ull m
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Suffix
-ull m
- Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.
Related terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 156
Old Norse
Etymology 1
Suffix
-ull
- Alternative form of -ill
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *-ulaz.
Suffix
-ull
- forms adjectives from verbs with the meaning ‘inclined to’
- þegja (“to be silent, to shut up”) + -ull → þǫgull (“taciturn”)
Derived terms